The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Religion, War, Famine and Death in Reformation Europe

by Ole Peter Grell and Andrew Cunningham

Book Overview

Using the prism of D rer's woodcut, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Andrew Cunningham and Ole Grell offer a new and exciting interpretation of European history in the period 1490 to 1648. D rer's image came to characterize the outlook of most early modern Europeans, who saw repeated episodes of war, epidemics and famine as indicating the imminent end of the world. Lavishly illustrated with fascinating contemporary images, The Four Horsemen of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521467012
• ISBN13: 9780521467018
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.6"